Method and apparatus for providing source information from an object originating from a first document and inserted into a second document

A data processing system comprising:

• a bus system;
• a communications unit connected to the bus system;
• a memory connected to the bus system, wherein the memory includes as set of instructions;
• and
• a processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the set of instructions to request the source information from a first application displaying a first document containing the object, wherein the object originates from the first document;
• retrieve the source information from the first application displaying the object;
• and send the source information to a second application displaying a second document in which the object has been inserted into the second document, wherein the second application associates the source information with the object.

A data processing system for automatically providing source information associated with an object, the data processing system comprising:

• requesting means for requesting the source information from a first application displaying a first document containing the object, wherein the object originates from the first document;
• retrieving means for retrieving the source information from the first application displaying the object;
• and
• sending means for sending the source information to a second application displaying a second document in which the object has been inserted into the second document, wherein the second application associates the source information with the object.

A computer program product in a computer readable medium for automatically providing source information associated with an object, the computer program product comprising:

• first instructions for requesting the source information from a first application displaying a first document containing the object, wherein the object originates from the first document;
• second instructions for retrieving the source information from the first application displaying the object;
• and
• third instructions for sending the source information to a second application displaying a second document in which the object has been inserted into the second document, wherein the second application associates the source information with the object.

A data processing system comprising:

• a bus system;
• a communications unit connected to the bus system;
• a memory connected to the bus system, wherein the memory includes as set of instructions;
• and
• a processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the set of instructions to enter the source information for the object, wherein the object originates from a document;
• and store the source information associated with the object.

A data processing system comprising:

• a bus system;
• a communications unit connected to the bus system;
• a memory connected to the bus system, wherein the memory includes as set of instructions;
• and
• a processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the set of instructions, responsive to detecting an insertion of an object into a document in a target application, to obtain source information for the object from a source application from which the object was obtained;
• and send the source information to the target application.